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Barcelona Elementary School

Q: Is Barcelona Elementary School a good school?

Barcelona Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Barcelona Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Barcelona Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Barcelona Elementary School?

Students at Barcelona Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Barcelona Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Barcelona Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Alhambra High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Barcelona Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 873 students. The school is part of the Alhambra Elementary District, which is ranked 234 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barcelona Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 864 out of 909 schools in 2024-2025 to 949 out of 1000 schools in 2021-2022. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. Additionally, Barcelona Elementary School struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for subgroups such as female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners all in the bottom 50% of Arizona elementary schools, and some subgroups ranking in the bottom 10%.

When comparing Barcelona Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, such as Cordova Elementary School and Catalina Ventura School, the data shows that these schools generally outperform Barcelona Elementary School in academic achievement, subgroup performance, and other key metrics. The high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients (88.81% in 2022-2023) and the school's low socioeconomic status student population may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance and high dropout rates, which have ranged from 5.2% in 2023-2024 to 11.4% in 2021-2022.

847

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,080

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6530 N 44th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85301-4236

(623) 842-8616

District: Alhambra Elementary District

Students who attend Barcelona Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Alhambra High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

African American:

13.2%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (11% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

Arizona avg38%

Elementary school

864^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

519^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Alhambra Elementary District

234^th of 289Alhambra Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	864 of 909	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	890 of 912	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1208 of 1245	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	949 of 1000	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1170 of 1226	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	992 of 1039	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	958 of 1109	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1035 of 1106	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	992 of 1079	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	838 of 955	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	980 of 1079	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	1004 of 1158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	1077 of 1141	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	901 of 1075	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	887 of 1090	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	878 of 1062	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	596 of 607	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	753 of 895	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	97 of 100	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	302 of 316	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	576 of 620	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.9	450 of 451	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	135 of 155	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	1165 of 1219	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	824 of 824	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1139 of 1219	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	852 of 862	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	922 of 1023	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	475 of 496	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	460 of 486	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1141 of 1170	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	689 of 716	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1134 of 1198	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	679 of 709	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	668 of 911	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	303 of 423	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	535 of 549	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	541 of 556	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1084 of 1116	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	611 of 618	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	683 of 820	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	1199 of 1216	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	789 of 830	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1183 of 1220	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	821 of 850	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	802 of 1032	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	590 of 617	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	826 of 1027	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.6	518 of 654	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	962 of 1201	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	875 of 1024	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	712 of 800	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1119 of 1161	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	706 of 720	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	519 of 552	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	516 of 550	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	671 of 854	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	545 of 605	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	780 of 832	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	495 of 605	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	651 of 711	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	593 of 695	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	622 of 677	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	504 of 521	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.3	659 of 690	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	709 of 787	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	631 of 772	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	522 of 685	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	606 of 692	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	512 of 663	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	364 of 400	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	415 of 573	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	121 of 125	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	178 of 247	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	127 of 192	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	109 of 145	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	658 of 806	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	751 of 820	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	367 of 466	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	614 of 624	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	294 of 345	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	577 of 760	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	733 of 802	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	300 of 387	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	516 of 543	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	601 of 717	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	478 of 503	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	655 of 810	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	770 of 818	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	264 of 435	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	521 of 617	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.5	510 of 650	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.0	270 of 363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	523 of 789	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	537 of 675	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	310 of 446	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	693 of 780	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Homeless (2021)28th percentile+24 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2021)20th percentile+15 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Asian (2023)28th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2023)26th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)25th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+15 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile~ school

Male (2023)19th percentile~ school

Female (2023)18th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)16th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-12 vs state

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Science15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Barcelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 N 44th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-8616	847	44	19.2		67 (7.9%)	112 (13.2%)	597 (70.5%)	39 (4.6%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	10.8	864^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.0%		8.3	890^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.4%	26		18.0	13.0	19.0	21.0	14.0		27.0	24.0			16.0		15.0	$10,080	$1,508	$61	$3,077	$7,720	$791	$8,510
Academy of Math and Science Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	4610 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,085	67	16.1		90 (8.3%)	198 (18.2%)	756 (69.7%)	24 (2.2%)	10 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	737^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.9%		16.3	760^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.7%	23	27.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	30.0	35.0	29.0	15.0	32.0	16.0	18.0	38.0	32.0	38.0	$9,064	$1,564	$1,758	$4,885	$3,499	$2,243	$5,742
Glenn F Burton School	Public	K-8	4801 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4007	550	28	20.0		54 (9.8%)	46 (8.4%)	409 (74.4%)	13 (2.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	33	539^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.7%					(n/a)	37.0	27.0			21.0	25.0	48.0	30.0	39.0	25.0	19.0				$10,913	$1,722	$557	$4,002	$7,045	$1,588	$8,633
Catalina Ventura School	Public	K-8	6331 W. 39th Ave.	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-7445	842	44	19.1		67 (8.0%)	43 (5.1%)	603 (71.6%)	100 (11.9%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.3%)	23.1	655^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.9%		24.6	634^th of 912 public elementary schools	30.5%	21	27.0	34.0	25.0	40.0	34.0	40.0	36.0		23.0	18.0	18.0	19.0	26.0	24.0	$8,291	$1,278	$61	$2,616	$6,214	$739	$6,953
Global Academy of Phoenix	Public	K-8	6615 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2202	429	22	19.5		29 (6.8%)	16 (3.7%)	352 (82.1%)	19 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	50.9	380^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.2%		43.5	448^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.9%	68	49.0	48.0	40.0	39.0	49.0	43.0	49.0	43.0	47.0	37.0	38.0	48.0	38.0	38.0	$12,080	$2,338	$82	$4,757	$8,457	$1,204	$9,660
Valencia Newcomer School	Public	PK, KG-8	3802 W Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2283	138	8	17.2		11 (8.0%)	19 (13.8%)	88 (63.8%)	20 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$16,916	$5,073	$2,257	$12,403	$8,495	$1,092	$9,586
Carol G. Peck Elementary School	Public	K-8	5810 N 49th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-3889	665	35	19.0		35 (5.3%)	84 (12.6%)	508 (76.4%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	10.7	865^th of 909 public elementary schools	4.8%		14.2	795^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.8%	70		19.0	17.0	29.0		25.0	18.0	19.0	18.0	19.0			16.0	20.0	$8,904	$1,925	$91	$3,941	$6,144	$743	$6,887
Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus	Public	PK, KG-4	3801 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 242-0281	717	37	19.3		20 (2.8%)	68 (9.5%)	550 (76.7%)	64 (8.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	6.5	901^st of 909 public elementary schools	0.9%		9.4	880^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.5%	21	13.0	17.0					23.0	10.0							$9,982	$2,611	$310	$5,533	$5,988	$1,072	$7,060
Roadrunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7702 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3100	629	29	21.3		74 (11.8%)	38 (6.0%)	438 (69.6%)	50 (7.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	13.9	808^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.5	847^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.1%	39	12.0	16.0	25.0	31.0			20.0	12.0	31.0	22.0			21.0		$7,058	$804	$177	$1,785	$5,214	$863	$6,077
Ocotillo School	Public	K-6	3225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2400	604	35	17.5		47 (7.8%)	57 (9.4%)	416 (68.9%)	50 (8.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	14.4	796^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.4%		11	855^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.3%	59	14.0	26.0		24.0			32.0	28.0	16.0	24.0			16.0		$7,993	$1,148	$204	$2,499	$5,547	$1,094	$6,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Barcelona Elementary School

How many students attend Barcelona Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Barcelona Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Barcelona Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Barcelona Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Alhambra High School

What district is Barcelona Elementary School in?

Alhambra Elementary District

Is Barcelona Elementary School a good school?

Barcelona Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Barcelona Elementary School?

Students at Barcelona Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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